Lower body garment

ABSTRACT

A pair of boxer pants is easy to follow the movements of the lower body and is comfortable to wear. A pair of boxer pants is formed using a weft knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between a first direction (a direction along stretch lines S) and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, and the stretchability in the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is larger than the stretchability in the second direction, resulting in being more extendable and contractable in the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) than in the second direction. In the pair of boxer pants, when, from the abdomen side, viewing a standing state with the pair of boxer pants worn, the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is an oblique direction except for at least the central part; and when, from the back side, viewing the standing state with the pair of boxer pants worn, the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is an up-down direction.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a lower body garment such as a pair of tights or a pair of stockings provided with a panty part, which covers the legs, the abdomen, and the buttocks and such as a pair of boxer pants (boxer shorts) or a girdle serving as lower body underwear that covers the abdomen and the buttocks, and to a lower body garment that is easy to follow the movements of the lower body and comfortable to wear. In addition, the lower body garment of the present invention only has to be a lower body garment covering at least the abdomen and the buttocks, in addition to not being limited to one for men and women, and when leg parts are provided, the length of the parts covering the legs is not particularly limited. Also, the lower body garment may be one for underwear or for sports, and an application thereof is not limited. In addition, the abdomen mainly refers to the lower abdomen.

BACKGROUND ART

There has been known a lower body garment that employs a fabric whose stretchability is large (highly extendable and highly contractable) and/or a fabric whose tightening force is large (difficult to extend, and closely contacting with the body by tightening) and appropriately uses these fabrics for different purposes. As one of such lower body garments, sportswear or underwear for sports is cited.

To develop such types of wear, in addition to advancing the research and commercialization of materials suitable for respective sports depending on the types of the sports and play environments so as to make the safety of players, sweat absorbent and dissipation performance, cold-proof performance, and the like appropriate, the research and development of materials and sewing methods enabling a motor function to be more largely fulfilled without obstructing the body movements of each player in various types of sports have also been advanced.

Japanese Patent No. 5072342 (Patent Literature 1) discloses such sportswear. Patent Literature 1 discloses sportswear having a rotation function, and the sportswear is a lower garment covering at least the whole from the vicinity of the waist to the vicinity of the crotch and made of a stretchable fabric material, in which: the lower garment is formed of two cut pieces for the left body and the right body into which the lower garment is divided by a front surface side fastening part that left-right symmetrically divides the front surface side of the body from the center and a back surface side fastening part that left-right symmetrically divides the back surface side of the body from the center; the whole of the cut pieces is configured of the stretchable fabric material having strong extensibility in a stretch line direction, and both are stretch parts whose stretch lines are in oblique directions; and in order to obtain an internal rotation function, the two cut pieces are configured so that the two cut pieces are oppositely fastened in such a manner as to exhibit a truncated chevron shape with a substantially central position in the vicinity of a hipbone top region in the front surface side fastening part of the body as a start point, and fastened in the back surface side fastening part of the body in such a manner that the respective stretch lines are formed passing through the left body and the right body, going around the back side, and drawing spiral lines exhibiting an inverted truncated chevron shape in the vicinity of both crevice inner sides of the buttocks as an end point (claim 1).

Further, specifically, FIG. 2 of Patent Literature 1 discloses the sportswear in which when viewed from the front surface side (the abdomen side), when viewed from the back surface side (the back side), and when viewed from the lateral sides, the stretch lines having strong extensibility are formed in the oblique directions.

Also, for the above-described lower body garment employing the fabric whose stretchability is large (highly extendable and highly contractable) and/or the fabric whose tightening force is large (difficult to extend, and closely contacting with the body by tightening) and appropriately using these fabrics for different purposes, knitted fabric is particularly preferably employed as fabric in terms of stretchability. One of such lower body garments, underwear is cited. The underwear is provided with a function of ensuring a good fitting feeling with a uniform wearing pressure distribution, as well as improving beautiful appearance at the time of wearing without causing an unstretchable feeling or a baggy feeling against the movements of the body.

A pair of boxer pants as one of such underwear is configured by sewing respective fabric pieces for body parts, a gusset part, and a fly part cut along a planar reference pattern. As such fabric pieces, often used is a weft knitted fabric such as a fraise knitted fabric that has stretchability so that when performing various movements in a daily life, the movements are not hindered.

However, there have been problems that even when making a three-dimensional shape by sewing the fabric pieces cut along the planar pattern like a pattern obtained by projecting the body onto a plane surface, it is extremely difficult to correspond to the abdomen, buttocks, and legs of a person exhibiting three-dimensional complicated curved surface shapes, and when configuring the pattern to be larger in order to avoid uncomfortable wearing pressure, not only bagginess is caused and the legs are raised toward the buttocks side to deteriorate wear comfort but beautiful appearance is impaired. For this reason, underwear capable of solving these problems has been developed by the present applicant and is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A2016-050367 (Patent Literature 2). The underwear disclosed in Patent Literature 2 includes a body part, a fly part, and a gusset part, in which: the upper edge of a waist part formed by the body part and the fly part joined to a front opening formed in the body part is provided with a waist part tightening member; a hem part for inserting the legs are formed by the body part and the gusset part joined to a crotch formed in the body part; an opening width is gradually increased along an opening depth direction; a site where the opening width is maximized is provided; and a back crotch opening whose maximum opening depth is at or near a position corresponding to the buttocks crevice is formed.

CITATION LIST Patent Literature [Patent Literature 1]

Japanese Patent No. 5072342

[Patent Literature 2]

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A2016-050367

SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem

However, thigh parts of the sportswear disclosed in Patent Literature 1 are formed with the stretch lines in the oblique directions on the front surface, back surface, and lateral surfaces when viewed from any direction, and are therefore preferable, for example, in terms of raising the buttocks; however, at the time of exercise such as bending and stretching, the formation of the stretch lines in the oblique directions may cause the fabric to be unstretchable (in particular, the front side) to prevent smooth movements.

Further, according to the underwear (the pair of boxer pants exemplified in an embodiment) disclosed in Patent Literature 2 described above, since the opening width of the back crotch opening is gradually increased along the opening depth direction, and the site where the opening width is maximized is provided, a fabric amount is increased in a hem part corresponding to a site where the opening width is smaller, a sufficient fabric amount can be ensured around the thighs, in particular below the buttocks crevice, and the maximum opening depth is set at or near the position corresponding to the buttocks crevice, so that a fabric amount for the back body covering the bulges of the buttocks can be sufficiently ensured. As a result, from the bulges of the buttocks to the buttocks crevice and to the legs, fabric can be arranged with balance along the three-dimensional complicated curved surface shapes to make wearing pressure balance around the buttocks and the thighs appropriate, which is very preferable in terms of the acquisition of a good fitting feeling.

Meanwhile, the present applicant has diligently advanced the development of underwear having preferable wearability in an approach different from the underwear disclosed in Patent Literature 2 in consideration of a pattern diagram of conventional underwear (a pair of boxer pants) disclosed in FIG. 10(a) of Patent Literature 2. More specifically, the development has been diligently advanced focusing on not devising a shape in the pattern diagram as in the case of the underwear disclosed in Patent Literature 2 but employing a knitted fabric having the property that stretchability is different between a first direction in the conventional pattern diagram and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction in consideration of its directionality.

However, there has been a problem that even when simply employing such a knitted fabric, the underwear having preferable wearability cannot be easily obtained.

The present invention has been developed in consideration of the above-described problem of the conventional technique, and an object thereof relates to a lower body garment covering the legs, the abdomen, and the buttocks and is to provide a lower body garment that is easy to follow the movements of the lower body, such as bending and stretching, and comfortable to wear.

Furthermore, the present invention has been developed in consideration of the above-described problem of the conventional technique, and an object thereof relates to a lower body garment covering the abdomen and the buttocks and is to provide a lower body garment that is easy to follow the movements of the lower body and comfortable to wear.

Solution to Problem

In order to accomplish the object, the present invention has taken the following means.

That is, a lower body garment according to some aspect of the present invention is a lower body garment using a knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between a first direction and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, in which: stretchability in the first direction is larger than stretchability in the second direction, resulting in being more extendable and more contractable in the first direction than in the second direction; when viewing the lower body garment placed in a plane surface from the abdomen side, the first direction is an oblique direction except for at least the central part; and when viewing the lower body garment placed on a plane surface from the back side, the first direction is an up-down direction.

Also, a lower body garment according to another aspect of the present invention is a lower body garment using a knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between a first direction and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, in which: stretchability in the first direction is larger than stretchability in the second direction, resulting in being more extendable and more contractable in the first direction than in the second direction; when, from the abdomen side, viewing a standing state with the lower body garment worn, the first direction is an oblique direction except for at least the central part; and when, from the back side, viewing the standing state with the lower body garment worn, the first direction is an up-down direction.

Preferably, the lower body garment is a lower limb garment covering at least the lower abdomen and the buttocks, and can be configured so that the first direction when viewed from the abdomen side is the oblique direction in a lower abdomen part, and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the up-down direction in a buttocks part.

Further preferably, the lower body garment is a lower limb garment covering at least the lower abdomen and the buttocks, and can be configured so that knitted fabric ends of one knitted fabric are joined together.

Further preferably, the lower body garment further includes, in addition to the one knitted fabric, a central part knitted fabric that is positioned in the central part when viewed from the abdomen side and forms a bulge part, and can be configured so that the knitted fabric ends of the one knitted fabric are joined together, and the one knitted fabric and the central part knitted fabric are joined together.

Also, a lower body garment according to still another aspect of the present invention is characterized in that stretchability in a first direction is larger than stretchability in a second direction, resulting in being more extendable and more contractable in the first direction than in the second direction; when viewing the lower body garment placed in a plane surface from the abdomen side, the first direction is an up-down direction; and when viewing the lower body garment placed on a plane surface from the back side, the first direction is an oblique direction.

Further, a lower body garment according to yet another aspect of the present invention is a lower body garment using a knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between a first direction and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, in which: stretchability in the first direction is larger than stretchability in the second direction, resulting in being more extendable and more contractable in the first direction than in the second direction; when, from the abdomen side, viewing a standing state with the lower body garment worn, the first direction is an up-down direction; and when, from the back side, viewing the standing state with the lower body garment worn, the first direction is an oblique direction.

Preferably, the lower body garment is a lower limb garment covering at least the lower abdomen, the left and right thighs, and the buttocks, and can be configured so that the first direction when viewed from the abdomen side is the up-down direction in a lower abdomen part or thigh parts, and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the oblique direction in a buttocks part.

Further preferably, the lower body garment is a lower limb garment covering at least the lower abdomen, the left and right thighs, and the buttocks, and includes a left knitted fabric covering the left thigh and a right knitted fabric covering the right thigh, and can be configured so that the left knitted fabric and the right knitted fabric are joined together.

Yet preferably, the left knitted fabric and the right knitted fabric can be configured to be joined together so as to respectively form tubular shapes on the lateral thighs.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the lower body garment that is easy to follow the movements of the lower body, such as bending and stretching, and comfortable to wear.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view (a view when viewed from the abdomen side) of a wearer wearing a pair of tights according to an embodiment A of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view (a view when viewed from the back side) of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view (a view when viewed from the back side toward the oblique front side) of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view (a view when viewed from the back side toward the oblique front side) in which FIG. 3 is turned inside out and sewing lines (seam lines) are made viewable.

FIG. 5 is a plan view (a paper surface corresponds to a surface abutting on the skin) illustrating a paper pattern for the pair of tights in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6A is a front view when viewing a wearer wearing a pair of boxer pants according to an embodiment B of the present invention from the abdomen side.

FIG. 6B is a back view when viewing the wearer wearing the pair of boxer pants according to the embodiment B of the present invention from the back side.

FIG. 7A is a front view in a state where the pair of boxer pants in FIG. 6 is placed on a plane surface.

FIG. 7B is a back view in the state where the pair of boxer pants in FIG. 6 is placed on a plane surface.

FIG. 8A is a plan view (a paper surface corresponds to a surface abutting on the skin) illustrating a paper pattern for the pair of boxer pants in FIG. 6.

FIG. 8B is a plan view illustrating a paper pattern for a pair of boxer pants different from the pair of boxer pants in FIG. 6.

FIG. 9 is a plan view explaining a first direction and a second direction in the paper pattern for the pair of boxer pants in FIG. 8B.

FIG. 10A is a front view when viewing a wearer wearing a pair of boxer pants according to a variation of the embodiment B of the present invention from the abdomen side.

FIG. 10B is a back view when viewing the wearer wearing the pair of boxer pants according to the variation of the embodiment B of the present invention from the back side.

FIG. 11A is a front view in a state where the pair of boxer pants in FIG. 10 is placed on a plane surface.

FIG. 11B is a back view in the state where the pair of boxer pants in FIG. 10 is placed on a plane surface.

FIG. 12 is a plan view illustrating a paper pattern for the pair of boxer pants in FIG. 10.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiment A

In the following, as an embodiment A of the present invention, a pair of tights 10 as an example of the lower body garment will be described in detail on the basis of drawings. Note that the lower body garment according to the present invention is not limited to the pair of tights, but may be a lower body garment covering the legs, the abdomen, and the buttocks.

FIG. 1 is a front view (a view when viewed from the abdomen side) of a wearer wearing the pair of tights 10, and FIG. 2 is a back view (a view when viewed from the back side) of the wearer wearing the pair of tights 10. Further, FIG. 3 is a perspective view (a view when viewed from the back side toward the oblique front side) of the wearer wearing the pair of tights 10, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view (a view when viewed from the back side toward the oblique front side) in which FIG. 3 is turned inside out and sewing lines are made viewable. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 above, a first direction in which stretchability is large corresponds to a direction along virtually illustrated stretch lines S. Further, FIG. 5 is a plan view (a paper surface corresponds to a surface abutting on the skin) illustrating a paper pattern for the pair of tights 10. The pair of tights 10 will be described in detail on the basis of these views.

The pair of tights 10 is formed using a knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction. Here, it is assumed that the stretchability in the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is larger than the stretchability in the second direction, and the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is a more extendable and more contractable direction than the second direction. In addition, more specifically, the pair of tights 10 employs a weft knitted fabric as such a knitted fabric. In the weft knitted fabric, a weft direction that is a direction in which knitting yarn is moved corresponds to the more extendable and more contractable first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) (than a warp direction). As a result, the direction along the stretch lines S is the weft direction (the first direction) of the weft knitted fabric, and the direction substantially orthogonal to the direction along the stretch lines S is the warp direction (the second direction) of the weft knitted fabric.

Note that the knitted fabric used for the lower body garment according to the present invention is not limited to the weft knitted fabric but may be a warp knitted fabric. In the warp knitted fabric, a warp direction that is a direction in which knitting yarn is moved corresponds to the more extendable and more contractable first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) (than a weft direction). As a result, the direction along the stretch lines S is the warp direction (the first direction) of the warp knitted fabric, and the direction substantially orthogonal to the direction along the stretch lines S is the weft direction (the second direction) of the warp knitted fabric.

Meanwhile, as the structure (such as the shapes and number of knitted fabric pieces (part pieces), and a joining method for them) of the pair of tights as an example of the lower body garment according to the present invention, there are various structures, and in the present invention, without limitation to a specific structure, any structure of the pair of tights, any type of knitted fabric constituting the pair of tights, any knitted fabric paper pattern (the shapes and number of knitted fabric pieces (part pieces)), and any joining method for the knitted fabric are basically acceptable as long as the pair of tights 10 has the below-described technical feature. Therefore, the structure itself of the pair of tights 10 described below is only a simple exemplification.

The technical feature of the pair of tights 10 will be described.

The technical feature of the pair of tights 10 is that, as illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, when, from the abdomen side, viewing a standing state with the pair of tights 10 worn, the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is an up-down direction, and when, from the back side, viewing the standing state with the pair of tights 10 worn, the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is an oblique direction. Note that even when the pair of tights 10 is not in a worn state but in a state of being placed on a plane surface (a state where the pair of tights 10 as a product is spread and placed on a plane surface), when viewing the pair of tights 10 from the abdomen side, the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is the up-down direction, and the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) when viewing the pair of tights 10 from the back side is the oblique direction.

That is, in the present invention, in at least any of the cases where (1) the directions (the first direction and the second direction) of the knitted fabric are visually confirmable just by viewing the pair of tights 10 itself, and where (2) the directions (the first direction and the second direction) of the knitted fabric are not visually confirmable just by viewing the pair of tights 10 itself, but are visually confirmable in the worn state, such a technical feature only has to be visually confirmable. For example, there can be assumed a case where when the pair of tights 10 is in the state of being placed on a plane surface, the first direction and the second direction are not clearly visually confirmable, but when wearing the pair of tights 10, the first direction and the second direction are clearly visually confirmable.

Further, the first direction of the pair of tights 10 when viewed from the abdomen side is the up-down direction in the lower abdomen part U or the thigh parts (the thigh parts refers to parts below the lower abdomen parts U or below the buttocks part H and above the leg parts L), and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the oblique direction in the buttocks part H. Differently from a pair of boxer pants or the like, in order for the pair of tights 10 to cover not only the thighs and the buttocks H also the legs L from the thighs to the ankles, as illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the first direction when viewed from the abdomen side is the up-down direction in the lower abdomen part U and the leg parts L, and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the oblique direction in the buttocks part H and the leg parts L.

Note that the technical feature of the lower body garment according to the present invention, such as a pair of boxer pants that does not cover the legs L from the thighs to the ankles (that does not entirely cover the legs L or covers only parts of the legs) including the pair of tights 10 is that the first direction when viewed from the abdomen side is the up-down direction in the lower abdomen part U and the thigh parts (parts below the lower abdomen part U and the buttocks part H and above the leg parts L), and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the oblique direction in the buttocks part H.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the pair of tights 10 includes a left knitted fabric 10L covering the left thigh and a right knitted fabric 10R covering the right thigh, and the left knitted fabric 10L and the right knitted fabric 10R are jointed together so as to respectively form tubular shapes on the lateral thighs.

In the present embodiment, as the joining method for this, seaming is employed; however, the present invention is not limited to the seaming. That is, the joining method is not limited to a specific method but may be seaming (joining by sewing), adhesion, or further another joining method. Here, as the joining method, seaming is used, and the pair of tights 10 is formed by, as indicated by double arrows in FIG. 5, overlapping the knitted fabrics and sewing corresponding parts indicated by dashed lines together.

Here, when using adhesion as the joining method, the pair of tights 10 can be formed by, as indicated by the double arrows in FIG. 5, overlapping the knitted fabrics and joining the corresponding parts indicated by the dashed lines together using adhesive tape. Although the joining method is also not limited to such an adhesion method, adhesive tape whose belt-like member has one surface coated with an adhesive material and that allows fabric to thermally adhere for joining by being heated to thereby melt the adhesive material is preferable. In addition, as described, the joining includes one by seaming, one by thermal compression bonding, one by thermal welding, one by thermal fusion bonding, and the like.

In the pair of tights 10 according to the present embodiment, the left knitted fabric 10L and the right knitted fabric 10R are three-dimensionally formed in the tubular shapes as indicated by the curved double arrows in FIG. 5 and seamed along seam lines J(2) on the lateral thighs. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the left knitted fabric 10L and the right knitted fabric 10R are integrated as indicated by the straight double arrows and seamed along seam lines J(1) in the crotch part (so that the left and the right are connected to form one garment). Incidentally, the lateral thighs mean the sides opposite to the inner thighs indicating the inner sides of the thighs medically referred to as the medial thighs.

Here, the first direction (easily extendable and easily contractable: the direction substantially orthogonal to the stitch of the fabric) and the second direction (difficult to extend and difficult to contract: the stitch direction of the fabric) of the pair of tights 10 will be described using FIG. 5. The first direction is a direction indicated by dashed lines among thick straight double arrows in FIG. 5, and the second direction is a direction indicated by solid lines among the thick straight double arrows in FIG. 5. Further, the seam lines J(2) on the lateral thighs are not necessarily limited to straight lines (may be curved to some extent in terms of wearing pressure, wear comfort, and the like); however, assuming that the seam lines J(2) are alternate long and short dash lines as illustrated in FIG. 5, the second direction is substantially orthogonal to the seam lines J(2). It can also be said that the assumed alternate long and short dash lines are straight lines substantially coincident with straight lines PQ connecting between a point P and points Q illustrated in FIG. 5.

Since the stitch direction of the fabric in the paper pattern is set as the above-described direction, a waist line W of the pair of tights 10 is easily extendable and easily expandable in the up-down direction (the first direction) on the abdomen side, and is therefore difficult to extend in a waist circumferential direction (the left-right direction (the second direction)) substantially orthogonal to the up-down direction. For this reason, since the abdomen side of the waist lien W of the pair of tights 10 is difficult to extend, a waist band part is not required to be formed of rubber or the like in a waist part, and wear comfort can be avoided from being deteriorated by tightening the waist unreasonably.

Further, the weft knitted fabric forming the pair of tights 10 is not a limited one, but is also preferably configured of a knitted fabric whose circumferential edge is according to an as-cut specification. In addition, a warp knitted fabric whose circumferential edge is according to the as-cut specification is also acceptable. The pair of tights 10 according to the present embodiment employs a weft knitted fabric that is welded with polyurethane of a cotton bare fraise knitted fabric and according to the as-cut specification. This weft knitted fabric is used with the circumferential edge thereof according to the as-cut specification (in an as-cut state), and therefore contains thermally fusible bonding fiber (relatively low melting point thermally fusible bonding fiber such as polyurethane fiber is preferable, and here, as described above, polyurethane) and other fiber having a higher melting point than the fiber (fiber having a higher melting point than the above-described thermally fusible bonding fiber, such as cotton, polyester, nylon, polyethylene, or cuprammonium is preferable, and here, as described above, cotton), and the weft knitted fabric is preferably subjected to fraying prevention treatment by being preliminarily heat set at temperature equal to or more than the melting point of the thermally fusible bonding fiber and equal to or less than the melting point of the other fiber. As described, since the circumference is not subjected to circumferential edge treatment (piping treatment) so as to prevent fraying, even in the case of direct contact with the skin, in addition to being comfortable to wear, the thickness of cuffs at end parts formed for the circumferential edge treatment is prevented from protruding against an outer garment.

The pair of tights 10 formed as described and having the above-described technical feature can produce the following working effects.

<First Working Effect>

When performing exercise such as bending and stretching, the buttocks part on the back side is easily extendable and easily contractable in the oblique direction, and the lower abdomen part and the thigh parts on the abdomen side are easily extendable and easily contractable in the up-down direction. For this reason, when performing exercise such as bending and stretching, the knitted fabric is prevented from being unstretchable on both the abdomen side and the back side, and therefore smooth movements can be performed.

<Second Working Effect>

The waist line W of the pair of tights 10 is easily extendable and easily contractable in the up-down direction (the first direction) on the abdomen side, and is difficult to extend in the left-right direction (the second direction) in the waist circumference direction. For this reason, since the abdomen part is difficult to extend, the waist band part is not required to be formed of rubber or the like in the waist part.

<Third Working Effect>

The pair of tights 10 includes joining parts only on the lateral thighs except for the crotch part, but does not include any joining part on the medial thighs. For this reason, since the number of seam lines is small, even in the case of direct contact with the skin, wear comfort is good.

<Fourth Working Effect>

When employing the weft knitted fabric according to the as-cut specification for the knitted fabric pieces, even in the case of direct contact with the skin, in addition to being comfortable to wear (reductions in skin stress and wearing pressure), the thickness of the cuffs at the end parts formed for the circumferential edge treatment is prevented from protruding against an outer garment. Further, when employing (not seaming but) adhesive tape as the joining method, there is no seem line, and therefore even in the case of direct contact with the skin, wear comfort is good, and the skin stress and the wearing pressure can be further reduced.

Thus, according to the pair of tights according to the present embodiment A, as a pair of tights that is as an example of the lower body garment covering the legs, the abdomen, and the buttocks, it is possible to provide the pair of tights that is easy to follow the movements of the lower body, such as bending and stretching, and comfortable to wear.

In addition, as a variation, in the case of a lower body garment for men, it is also preferable to form a pair of tights or a pair of boxer briefs so that a bulge part for containing the genitals is provided in the lower abdomen part (the first direction and the second direction may be considered or may not be considered).

Embodiment B

Next, as an embodiment B of the present invention, a pair of boxer pants 100 as an example of the lower body garment will be described in detail on the basis of drawings. Note that the lower body garment according to the present invention is not limited to the pair of boxer pants, but may be a lower body garment mainly covering the abdomen and the buttocks, and may be a lower body garment further covering the legs, and when leg parts are provided, the length of the parts covering the legs is not particularly limited.

FIG. 6A is a front view (a view when viewed from the abdomen side) of a wearer wearing the pair of boxer pants 100, FIG. 6B is a back view (a view when viewed from the back side) of the wearer, FIG. 7A is a front view in a state where the pair of boxer pants 100 is placed on a plane surface, and FIG. 7B is a back view in the state. In FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 above, a first direction in which stretchability is large corresponds to a direction along virtually illustrated stretch lines S. Further, FIG. 8A is a plan view (a paper surface corresponds to a surface abutting on the skin) illustrating a paper pattern for the pair of boxer pants 100, FIG. 8B is a plan view illustrating a paper pattern for a pair of boxer pants 200 different from the pair of boxer pants 100, and FIG. 9 is a plan view explaining a first direction in the paper pattern for the pair of boxer pants 200 illustrated in FIG. 8B and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction.

The difference between the pair of boxer pants 100 and the pair of boxer pants 200 is that the pair of boxer pants 100 includes a bulge part B, whereas the pair of boxer pants 200 does not include such a bulge part B. As illustrated in FIG. 6A, the bulge part B is illustrated in the central part when, from the abdomen side, viewing a standing state with the pair of boxer pants 100 worn, and as illustrated in FIG. 7A, illustrated in the central part when viewing the pair of boxer pants 100 placed on a plane surface from the abdomen side. The bulge part B is one for obtaining a bulge for containing the genitals of a man, and provided in the central part of the lower abdomen part U. In addition, the bulge part B is not a constituent feature indispensable to the lower body garment according to the present invention (therefore, the lower body garment according to the present invention is not one limited to being for men or for women); however, when providing the bulge part B, the first direction in which stretchability is large preferably corresponds to the direction along the virtually illustrated stretch lines S.

The pair of boxer pants 100 will be described in detail on the basis of these views.

The pair of boxer pants 100 is formed using a knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction. It is assumed here that the stretchability in the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is larger than the stretchability in the second direction, and that the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is a more extendable and more contractable direction than the second direction.

Further, more specifically, the pair of boxer pants 100 employs a weft knitted fabric as such a knitted fabric. In the weft knitted fabric, a weft direction that is a direction in which knitting yarn is moved corresponds to the more extendable and more contractable first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) (than a warp direction). As a result, the direction along the stretch lines S is the weft direction (the first direction) of the weft knitted fabric, and the direction substantially orthogonal to the direction along the stretch lines S is the warp direction (the second direction) of the weft knitted fabric.

Note that the knitted fabric used for the lower body garment according to the present invention is not limited to the weft knitted fabric but may be a warp knitted fabric. In the warp knitted fabric, a warp direction that is a direction in which knitting yarn is moved corresponds to the more extendable and more contractable first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) (than a weft direction). As a result, the direction along the stretch lines S is the warp direction (the first direction) of the warp knitted fabric, and the direction substantially orthogonal to the direction along the stretch lines S is the weft direction (second direction) of the warp knitted fabric.

Meanwhile, as the structure (such as the shapes and number of knitted fabric pieces (part pieces), and a joining method for them) of the pair of boxer pants as an example of the lower body garment according to the present invention, there are various structures, and in the present invention, without limitation to a specific structure, any structure of the pair of boxer pants, any type of knitted fabric constituting the pair of boxer pants, any knitted fabric paper pattern (the shapes and the number of knitted fabric pieces (part pieces)), and any joining method for the knitted fabric are basically acceptable as long as the pair of boxer pants has the below-described technical feature. Therefore, the structures themselves of the pair of boxer pants 100 and the pair of boxer pants 200 described below are only simple exemplifications.

The technical feature of the pair of boxer pants 100 and the pair of boxer pants 200 will be described. Note that in the following, the description may be given with the pair of boxer pants 100 as a representative or the pair of boxer pants 200 as a representative.

The technical feature of the pair of boxer pants 100 is that, as illustrated in FIG. 6, when, from the abdomen side, viewing the standing state with the pair of boxer pants 100 worn, except for at least the central part (except for the bulge part B), the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is an oblique direction, and when, from the back side, viewing the standing state with the pair of boxer pants 100 worn, the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is an up-down direction. Note that even when the pair of boxer pants 100 is not in the worn state but in the state of being placed on a plane surface (a state where the pair of boxer pants 100 as a product is spread and placed on a plane surface), as illustrated in FIG. 7, except for at least the central part (except for the bulge part B), the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) when viewing the pair of boxer pants 100 from the abdomen side is the oblique direction, and the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) when viewed from the back side is the up-down direction.

That is, in the present invention, in at least any of the cases where (1) the directions (the first direction and the second direction) of the knitted fabric are visually confirmable just by viewing the pair of boxer pant 100 itself, and where (2) the directions (the first direction and the second direction) of the knitted fabric are not visually confirmable just by viewing the pair of boxer pants 100 itself, but are visually confirmable in the worn state, such a technical feature only has to be visually confirmable. For example, there can be assumed a case where when the pair of boxer pants 100 is in the state of being placed on a plane surface, the first direction and the second direction are not clearly visually confirmable, but when wearing the pair of boxer pants 100, the first direction and the second direction are clearly visually confirmable.

Further, the first direction of the pair of boxer pants 100 when viewed from the abdomen side is the oblique direction in the lower abdomen part U, and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the up-down direction in the buttocks part H. In addition, in the pair of boxer pants 100, the thigh parts (in more detail, the right thigh part R and the left thigh part L) that are parts below the lower abdomen part U and below the buttocks part H and above the legs are short to the extent of covering the groin (ones not covering the legs long); however, in the lower body garment according to the present invention, the length of the thigh parts (when providing the leg parts, the length of the leg parts as well) is not limited. That is, here, differently from a pair of tights or the like, since the pair of boxer pants 100 mainly covers the lower abdomen U and the buttocks H but does not cover the legs from the thighs to the ankles, as illustrated in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the first direction when viewed from the abdomen side is the oblique direction in the lower abdomen part U and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the up-down direction in the buttocks part H.

Note that the technical feature of the lower body garment according to the present invention, such as a pair of tights that entirely covers the legs from the thighs to the ankles and a girdle that covers only parts of the legs, including the pair of boxer pants 100 is that except for at least the central part (except for the bulge part B), the first direction when viewed from the abdomen side is the oblique direction in the lower abdomen part U, and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the up-down direction in the buttocks part H.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 8A, the pair of boxer pants 100 includes a central part knitted fabric 120 that is positioned in the central part when viewed from the abdomen side and forms the bulge part B and a knitted fabric 110 forming the other part; as indicated by solid double arrows in FIG. 8A, knitted fabric edges of the one knitted fabric 110 are joined together and the one knitted fabric 110 and the central part knitted fabric 120 are joined together; and as indicated by dashed double arrows in FIG. 8A, around the waist, and around the left and right thighs, joining is performed so as to form tubular shapes.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 8B, the pair of boxer pants 200 not provided with the bulge part B includes (only) a knitted fabric 210 (the central part knitted fabric is not included); as indicated by solid double arrows in FIG. 8B, knitted fabric edges of the one knitted fabric are joined together; and as indicated by dashed double arrows in FIG. 8B, around the waist and around the left and right thighs, joining is performed so as to form tubular shapes.

In the present embodiment, as the joining method for this, seaming is employed; however, the present invention is not limited to the seaming. That is, the joining method is not limited to a specific method but may be seaming (joining by sewing), adhesion, or further another joining method. Here, as the joining method, seaming is used, and the pair of boxer pants 100 is formed by, as indicated by the solid double arrows in FIG. 8, overlapping and seaming the knitted fabrics together.

Here, when using adhesion as the joining method, the pair of boxer pants 100 can be formed by, as indicated by the solid double arrows in FIG. 8, overlapping the knitted fabrics and joining using adhesive tape. Although the joining method is also not limited to such an adhesion method, adhesive tape whose belt-like member has one surface coated with an adhesive material and that allows fabric to thermally adhere for joining by being heated to thereby melt the adhesive material is preferable. In addition, as described, the joining includes one by seaming, one by thermal compression bonding, one by thermal welding, one by thermal fusion bonding, and the like.

Thus, in the pair of boxer pants 100 and the pair of boxer pants 200 according to the present embodiment, the seaming is performed as indicated by the solid double arrows in FIG. 8 to form the tubular shapes around the waist and the left and right thighs, as well as to perform three-dimensional formation.

Meanwhile, the first direction (easily extendable and easily contractable: the direction substantially orthogonal to the stitch of the fabric) and the second direction (difficult to extend and difficult to contract: the direction of the stitch of the fabric) of the pair of boxer pants 200 will be described using FIG. 9. Here, the description is given with the pair of boxer pants 200 not provided with the bulge part B as a representative; however, the same holds true for the pair of boxer pants 100 except for the bulge part B.

The first direction corresponds to a direction indicated by dashed lines among thick straight double arrows in FIG. 9, and the second direction corresponds to a direction indicated by solid lines among the thick straight double arrows in FIG. 9. Further, the waistline indicated by a waist line W is not necessarily limited to be a straight line (normally, curved in terms of wearing pressure, wear comfort, and the like); however, assuming that the vicinity of the central part of the waist line W on the back side is expressed by an alternate long and short dash line illustrated in FIG. 9, the first direction is substantially orthogonal to the waist line W on the back side. It can also be said that the assumed alternate long and short dash line is a straight line substantially coincident with a straight line PQ connecting a point P and a point Q illustrated in FIG. 9.

Since the stitch direction of the fabric in the paper pattern is set as the above-described direction, the waist line W of the pair of boxer pants 200 is easily extendable and easily expandable in the oblique direction (the first direction) on the abdomen side, and the difficultly extendable and difficultly contractable second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction on the back side corresponds to a waist circumference direction (a waistline direction).

For this reason, since the back side of the waist line W of the pair of boxer pant 200 is difficult to extend in the waistline direction, a waist band part is not required to be formed of rubber or the like in a waist part, and wear comfort can be avoided from being deteriorated by tightening the waist unreasonably. In addition, the lower body garment according to the present invention is not limited to one not provided with the waist band part formed of rubber or the like in the waist part.

Further, since the abdomen side of the waist line W of the pair of boxer pants 200 is easily extendable and easily contractable in the oblique direction (the first direction), and can therefore be flexibly stretched against the movements of the lower body, the pair of boxer pants 200 can be suppressed from slipping out of the body. This working effect cannot be produced if the second direction (substantially orthogonal to the first direction and difficult to extend and difficult to contract) is used as the waist circumference direction (the waistline direction) over the entire circumference in the waist circumference direction (the waistline direction) on the abdomen side and on the back side, and since in the pair of boxer pants 200, the back side is made difficult to extend and difficult to contract in the waist circumference direction (the waist line direction), and the abdomen side is made easy to extend and easy to contract in the oblique direction, the pair of boxer pants 200 can be suppressed from slipping out of the body while avoiding the wear comfort from being deteriorated by tightening the waist.

In addition, since the first direction that is easily extendable and contractable on the back side corresponds to the up-down direction substantially orthogonal to the waist circumference direction (the waistline direction), for example, when moving the lower body from the standing state to a sitting state, the up-down direction in the buttocks part H is well extendable, and therefore the pair of boxer pants 200 can be suppressed from slipping out of the body.

Note that the weft knitted fabric forming the pair of boxer pants 100 and the pair of boxer pants 200 described above is not a limited one, but is also preferably configured of a knitted fabric whose circumferential edge is according to an as-cut specification. Also, a warp knitted fabric whose circumferential edge is according to the as-cut specification is also acceptable. The pair of boxer pants 100 and the pair of boxer pant 200 according to the present embodiment employ a weft knitted fabric that is welded with polyurethane of a cotton bare fraise knitted fabric and according to the as-cut specification. This weft knitted fabric is used with the circumferential edge thereof according to the as-cut specification (in an as-cut state), and therefore contains thermally fusible bonding fiber (relatively low melting point thermally fusible bonding fiber such as polyurethane fiber is preferable, and here, as described above, polyurethane) and other fiber having a higher melting point than the fiber (fiber having a higher melting point than the above-described thermally fusible bonding fiber, such as cotton, polyester, nylon, polyethylene, or cuprammonium is preferable, and here, as described above, cotton), and the weft knitted fabric is preferably subjected to fraying prevention treatment by being preliminarily heat set at temperature equal to or more than the melting point of the thermally fusible bonding fiber and equal to or less than the melting point of the other fiber. As described, since the circumference is not subjected to circumferential edge treatment (piping treatment) so as to prevent fraying, even in the case of direct contact with the skin, in addition to being comfortable to wear, the thickness of cuffs at end parts formed for the circumferential edge treatment is prevented from protruding against an outer garment.

The pair of boxer pants 100 and the pair of boxer pants 200 formed as described and having the above-described technical feature can produce the following working effects.

<First Working Effect>

The waist lines W of the pair of boxer pants 100 and the pair of boxer pant 200 described above are easily extendable and easily contractable in the oblique direction (the first direction) on the abdomen side and difficult to extend in the waist circumference direction (the second direction) on the back side. For this reason, since the back side is difficult to extend in the waistline direction, the waist band part is not required to be formed of rubber or the like in the waist part, and also the abdomen part is easily extendable and easily contractable in the oblique direction, so that the pairs of boxer pants can be suppressed from slipping out of the body.

<Second Working Effect>

The buttocks parts of the pair of boxer pants 100 and the pair of boxer pants 200 described above on the back side are easily extendable and easily contractable in the up-down direction. For this reason, when sitting on a seat from the standing state, the knitted fabric is prevented from being unstretchable in the buttocks parts, and therefore the seating operation can be smoothly performed.

<Third Working Effect>

The pair of boxer pants 100 and the pair of boxer pants 200 described above are provided with the joining parts on the abdomen side but not provided with any joining part on the back side except for the bulge part B of the pair of boxer pants 100. For this reason, since there is not a joining line at all on the back side, and the number of joining lines is small even in other parts, even in the case of direct contact with the skin, the wear comfort is good.

<Fourth Working Effect>

When employing the weft knitted fabric according to the as-cut specification for the knitted fabric pieces, even in the case of direct contact with the skin, in addition to being comfortable to wear (reductions in skin stress and wearing pressure), the thickness of the cuffs at the end parts formed for the circumferential edge treatment is prevented from protruding against an outer garment. Further, when employing (not seaming) adhesive tape as the joining method, there is no seam line, and therefore even in the case of direct contact with the skin, wear comfort is good, and the skin stress and the wearing pressure can be further reduced.

<Variations>

In the following, with reference to FIG. 10 to FIG. 12, a pair of boxer pants 300 according to a variation of the embodiment B of the present invention will be described. Note that in the following description, the same components of the pair of boxer pants 300 according to this variation as those of the above-described pair of boxer pants 100 or boxer pants 200 are marked with the same symbols. The structures and functions of them are the same, and therefore a detailed description of them may not be repeated here.

FIG. 10A is a front view (a view when viewed from the abdomen side) of a wearer wearing the pair of boxer pants 300, FIG. 10B is a back view (a view when viewed from the back side) of the wearer, FIG. 11A is a front view in a state where the pair of boxer pants 300 is placed on a plane surface, and FIG. 11B is a back view in the state. In FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 above, the first direction in which stretchability is large corresponds to a direction along virtually illustrated stretch lines S. Further, FIG. 12 is a plan view (a paper surface corresponds to a surface abutting on the skin) illustrating a paper pattern for the pair of boxer pant 300. Note that FIG. 10, FIG. 11, and FIG. 12 correspond to FIG. 6, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8, respectively.

The difference between the pair of boxer pants 300 and the pair of boxer pants 100 is that the pair of boxer pants 300 includes, in addition to a bulge part B (formed by a central part knitted fabric 320 corresponding to the central part knitted fabric 120), a thick part TH (formed by a crotch part knitted fabric 330), whereas the pair of boxer pants 100 does not include such a thick part TH. The thick part TH is called a crotch part, and formed by a crotch fabric. In addition, as with the bulge part B, the thick part TH is not a constituent feature indispensable to the lower body garment according to the present invention, and when providing the thick part TH, the first direction in which stretchability is large may be the direction along the virtually illustrated stretch lines S, a direction substantially orthogonal to the virtually illustrated stretch lines S, or another direction.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the pair of boxer pants 300 includes: the central part knitted fabric 320 that is positioned in the central part when viewed from the abdomen side and forms the bulge part B; the crotch part knitted fabric 330 forming the thick part TH; and a knitted fabric 310 forming the other part.

Regarding the central knitted fabric 320, a double cuff part DL is formed by overlapping and seaming a central part first knitted fabric 320A and a central part second knitted fabric 320B as two fabric pieces together as indicated by arrows indicated by alternate long and short dash lines and then cuffing them as indicated by an outlined arrow. The double cuff part DL forms a part of the waist line W.

In FIG. 12, the knitted fabric 310, the central part knitted fabric 320, and the crotch part knitted fabric 330 are joined together as follows.

In order that a point P (M0) of the knitted fabric 310 and a point P (B0) of the central part knitted fabric 320 overlap and a point P (M1) of the knitted fabric 310 and a point P (B1) of the central part knitted fabric 320 overlap (a solid double arrow AL1),

in order that a point P (M3) of the knitted fabric 310 and a point P (B3) of the central part knitted fabric 320 overlap and a point P (M4) of the knitted fabric 310 and a point P (B4) of the central part knitted fabric 320 overlap (a solid double arrow AL2),

in order that a point P (M5) of the knitted fabric 310 and a point P (TH5) of the crotch part knitted fabric 330 overlap and a point P (M6) of the knitted fabric 310 and a point P (TH6) of the crotch part knitted fabric 330 overlap (a solid double arrow AL3),

in order that a point P (B1) of the central part knitted fabric 320 and a point P (TH1) of the crotch part knitted fabric 330 overlap and a point P (B2) of the central part knitted fabric 320 and a point P (TH2) of the crotch part knitted fabric 330 overlap (a solid double arrow AL4),

in order that a point P (B3) of the central part knitted fabric 320 and a point P (TH3) of the crotch part knitted fabric 330 overlap and a point P (B2) of the central part knitted fabric 320 and a point P (TH2) of the crotch part knitted fabric 330 overlap (a solid double arrow AL5),

in order that a point P (M1) of the knitted fabric 310 and a point P (TH1) of the crotch part knitted fabric 330 overlap and a point P (M7) of the knitted fabric 310 and a point P (TH7) of the crotch part knitted fabric 330 overlap (a solid double arrow AL6), and

in order that a point P (M3) of the knitted fabric 310 and a point P (TH3) of the crotch part knitted fabric 330 overlap and a point P (M8) of the knitted fabric 310 and a point P (TH8) of the crotch part knitted fabric 330 overlap (a solid double arrow AL7), knitted fabric ends are joined together, the knitted fabric 110, the central part knitted fabric 120, and the crotch part knitted fabric 330 are joined together, and as indicated by dashed double arrows in FIG. 12, joining is performed so as to form tubular shapes around the waist and around the left and right thighs.

Note that the same description above using FIG. 9 applies to the first direction (easily extendable and easily contractable: the direction substantially orthogonal to the stitch of the fabric) and the second direction (difficultly extendable and difficultly contractable: the direction of the stitch of the fabric) of the pair of boxer pants 300. That is, the same descriptive content using the pair of boxer pants 200, which is provided with none of the bulge part B and the thick part TH, as a representative applies to the first direction (easily extendable and easily contractable: the direction substantially orthogonal to the stitch of the fabric) and the second direction (difficultly extendable and difficultly contractable: the direction of the stitch of the fabric) of the pair of boxer pants 300.

The pair of boxer pants 300 according to the present variation can also produce the above-described <First working effect>, <Second working effect>, <Third working effect>, and <Fourth working effect>.

As described above, according to the pairs of boxer pants according to the present embodiment B, as a pair of boxer pants that is as an example of the lower body garment mainly covering the abdomen and the buttocks, it is possible to provide the pairs of boxer pants that are easy to follow the movements of the lower body and comfortable to wear.

Note that the embodiments disclosed this time should be considered to be exemplary in all respects but not limitative. The scope of the present invention is not defined by the above description but by the claims, and intended to include all the modifications that are equivalent in meaning to the claims and within the claims. 

1. A lower body garment using a knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between a first direction and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, wherein: stretchability in the first direction is larger than stretchability in the second direction, resulting in being more extendable and more contractable in the first direction than in the second direction; when viewing the lower body garment placed in a plane surface from an abdomen side, the first direction is an oblique direction except for at least a central part; and when viewing the lower body garment placed on a plane surface from a back side, the first direction is an up-down direction.
 2. A lower body garment using a knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between a first direction and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, wherein: stretchability in the first direction is larger than stretchability in the second direction, resulting in being more extendable and more contractable in the first direction than in the second direction; when, from an abdomen side, viewing a standing state with the lower body garment worn, the first direction is an oblique direction except for at least a central part; and when, from a back side, viewing the standing state with the lower body garment worn, the first direction is an up-down direction.
 3. The lower body garment according to claim 1, the lower body garment being a lower limb garment covering at least a lower abdomen and buttocks, wherein the first direction when viewed from the abdomen side is the oblique direction in a lower abdomen part, and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the up-down direction in a buttocks part.
 4. The lower body garment according to claim 1, the lower body garment being a lower limb garment covering at least a lower abdomen and buttocks, wherein knitted fabric ends of one knitted fabric are joined together.
 5. The lower body garment according to claim 4, further comprising, in addition to the one knitted fabric, a central part knitted fabric that is positioned in a central part when viewed from the abdomen side and forms a bulge part, wherein the knitted fabric ends of the one knitted fabric are joined together, and the one knitted fabric and the central part knitted fabric are joined together.
 6. A lower body garment using a knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between a first direction and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, wherein: stretchability in the first direction is larger than stretchability in the second direction, resulting in being more extendable and more contractable in the first direction than in the second direction; when viewing the lower body garment placed in a plane surface from an abdomen side, the first direction is an up-down direction; and when viewing the lower body garment placed on a plane surface from a back side, the first direction is an oblique direction.
 7. A lower body garment using a knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between a first direction and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, wherein: stretchability in the first direction is larger than stretchability in the second direction, resulting in being more extendable and more contractable in the first direction than in the second direction; when, from an abdomen side, viewing a standing state with the lower body garment worn, the first direction is an up-down direction; and when, from a back side, viewing the standing state with the lower body garment worn, the first direction is an oblique direction.
 8. The lower body garment according to claim 6, the lower body garment being a lower limb garment covering at least a lower abdomen, left and right thighs, and buttocks, wherein the first direction when viewed from the abdomen side is the up-down direction in a lower abdomen part or thigh parts, and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the oblique direction in a buttocks part.
 9. The lower body garment according to claim 6, the lower body garment being a lower limb garment covering at least a lower abdomen, left and right thighs, and buttocks, and comprising a left knitted fabric covering the left thigh and a right knitted fabric covering the right thigh, wherein the left knitted fabric and the right knitted fabric are joined together.
 10. The lower body garment according to claim 9, wherein the left knitted fabric and the right knitted fabric are joined together so as to respectively form tubular shapes on lateral thighs.
 11. The lower body garment according to claim 2, the lower body garment being a lower limb garment covering at least a lower abdomen and buttocks, wherein the first direction when viewed from the abdomen side is the oblique direction in a lower abdomen part, and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the up-down direction in a buttocks part.
 12. The lower body garment according to claim 2, the lower body garment being a lower limb garment covering at least a lower abdomen and buttocks, wherein knitted fabric ends of one knitted fabric are joined together.
 13. The lower body garment according to claim 7, the lower body garment being a lower limb garment covering at least a lower abdomen, left and right thighs, and buttocks, wherein the first direction when viewed from the abdomen side is the up-down direction in a lower abdomen part or thigh parts, and the first direction when viewed from the back side is the oblique direction in a buttocks part.
 14. The lower body garment according to claim 7, the lower body garment being a lower limb garment covering at least a lower abdomen, left and right thighs, and buttocks, and comprising a left knitted fabric covering the left thigh and a right knitted fabric covering the right thigh, wherein the left knitted fabric and the right knitted fabric are joined together. 